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January 31, 2016

Weekend Tiger Athletics- Basketball & Tennis Starts the Spring Season

BASKETBALL (M): MARSHALL, Texas (1/30/16) -  Boosted by Bret Atkins' 33-point performance, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team withstood a hard-charging second-half effort by the University of Texas-Tyler to win, 69-64, on Saturday afternoon inside of Ornelas Gym. Atkins hit eight three-pointers and making seven straight in the first half.

ETBU ups its overall record to 15-4 and 8-2 in American Southwest Conference games and is currently on a season-best seven-game winning streak. Additionally, the team improves to 9-1 on its home court this season.

January 28, 2016

Military Appreciation Game

MARSHALL, Texas (1/28/16) - Thursday night will be a special night in Ornelas Gym as the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team host Military Appreciation Night. The men's basketball team would like to honor all those that are currently serving and have served for our country.

"We just want to honor our current and former veterans here in Marshall for what they have done for us and this country," says head coach Bert West. "We want to take time to say thank you to the people that do the hard jobs for us to do what we want to do."

December 30, 2015

15th ranked ETBU Wins Over Southwestern

BASKETBALL (M): TYLER, Texas (12/29/15) - Competing in the University of Texas-Tyler Christmas Classic, the No. 15-ranked East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team edged Southwestern (Texas) University, 70-60, on Saturday afternoon inside of the Herrington Patriot Center. The result pushes ETBU's record to 8-1, and moves Southwestern to 3-7.